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Publishers Weekly(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reservedWhile the title of Rosenfeld's latest would have you believe that this story revolves around Pia, the prettiest Hellinger daughter, the real focus is the incessant drama that drives a wedge between three sisters. All in their late 30s, the sisters continually bicker and attempt to one-up each other: middle child Pia is irked that Perri, the eldest with control issues and CEO of a home organization company, and Gus, a terrible gossip, found success in their respective fields while her own art career has floundered. Perri, a workaholic mother of three, lacks sympathy for Pia's single motherhood; she and Gus speculate about the identity of their niece Lola's father, while Pia still finds herself smarting over an ill-fated relationship with a married man. As Perri becomes increasingly shrewlike, she bristles at her unemployed husband's poor homemaking skills. Meanwhile, Gus's lover leaves her and, perplexingly, she finds herself pining for a man. The situation implodes when Gus spills the secret of Perri's impulsive blunder, and though a whopper of an event brings the sisters together, the book winds down to an unsatisfying nonending. Despite some occasionally stiff writing, Rosenfeld (I'm So Happy for You) does do a stellar job of developing each personality, and the characters remain true to their nature throughout. Agent: Maria Massie, Lippincott Massie McQuilkin. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Sisters Perri, Olympia, and Gus have one thing in common-they love to compete with each other. Perri, the oldest, is the perfect one. She runs a successful company, is married with three children, and keeps her home in immaculate order. Olympia, the middle sister, is the pretty one. After ending her relationship with a married man she decides to have a baby on her own. Gus, the youngest, is the political one who begins to question her sexual orientation after her long relationship with another woman ends. When Perri disrupts the others' lives with an out-of-character move and an unexpected addition to the family shows up, the sisters may not be able to overcome the fissures in their relationships unless they can step out of their comfort zones. VERDICT Rosenfeld's (I'm So Happy for You) believable novel explores how our closest relationships can be the most frustrating. For fans of women's fiction about family drama like the novels of Luanne Rice.-Karen Core, Detroit P.L. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.